PUBLIC LAW 107-210—AUG. 6, 2002 116 STAT. 983 (J) The Secretary shall determine whether it is appropriate to provide transition periods between promulgation of the regulations and the effective date of the regulations and shall prescribe such transition periods in the regulations, as appropriate. The Secretary may determine that different transition periods are appropriate for different classes of affected parties. (K) With respect to requirements imposed on carriers, the Secretary, in consultation with the Postmaster General, shall determine whether it is appropriate to impose the same or similar requirements on shipments by the United States Postal Service. If the Secretary determines that such requirements are appropriate, then they shall be set forth in the regulations. (L) Not later than 60 days prior to promulgation of Deadline. the regulations, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on Finance and Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on Ways and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report setting forth— (i) the proposed regulations; (ii) an explanation of how particular requirements in the proposed regulations meet the needs of aviation, maritime, and surface transportation safety and security; (iii) an explanation of how the Secretary expects the proposed regulations to affect the commercial practices of affected parties; and (iv) an explanation of how the proposed regulations address particular comments received from interested parties. (b) DOCUMENTATION OF WATERBORNE CARGO. — Part II of title IV of the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by inserting after section 431 the following new section: "SEC. 431A. DOCUMENTATION OF WATERBORNE CARGO. 19 USC 1431a "(a) APPLICABILITY.—T his section shall apply to all cargo to be exported that is moved by a vessel carrier from a port in the United States. "(b) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED.— (1) No shipper of cargo subject to this section (including an ocean transportation intermediary that is a non-vessel-operating common carrier (as defined in section 3(17)(B) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702(17)(B)) may tender or cause to be tendered to a vessel carrier cargo subject to this section for loading on a vessel in a United States port, unless such cargo is properly documented pursuant to this subsection. "(2) For the purposes of this subsection, cargo shall be considered properly documented if the shipper submits to the vessel carrier or its agent a complete set of shipping documents no later than 24 hours after the cargo is delivered to the marine terminal operator, but under no circumstances later than 24 hours prior to departure of the vessel. "(3) A complete set of shipping documents shall include— "(A) for shipments for which a shipper's export declaration is required, a copy of the export declaration or, if the shipper files such declarations electronically in the Automated Export
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